Patrick King

Experience

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  Peace Corps

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2008

  Youth Development Volunteer

  I served for two years as a Youth Development Volunteer in La Paz, Honduras. My principal project was the Teaching English and Methodology (T.E.A.M.) project. I served as the project coordinator and led the editing of the first T.E.A.M. English book and wrote most of the second T.E.A.M. English book. These books were meant to assist public primary school teachers, who were compelled to teach English classes but had few materials. I also trained a cohort of English teachers using these materials over the course of my service. Additional projects included teacher training workshops with Educatodos, an adult/alternative education program, organizing events with the Ministry of Youth, and coaching girl's basketball and youth baseball. Show less

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  Qingdao International School of Shandong Province (QISS)

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2014

  ESL Teacher/Middle School Social Studies and Language Arts Teacher

  I spent four years in variety of positions from elementary ESL support teacher to content area teacher. Over the years I led multiple extra curricular activities (soccer, ping pong, ESL for Beginners, Spanish Club, Readers' Theater), served on event committees (Sports Day, International Day, Festival of Words), and helped host the 2014 ACAMIS ELL Conference. • Developed units using the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework and organized units using Rubicon Atlas. • Created differentiated lessons to address diverse language levels, student interests, and prior knowledge.• Successfully integrated technology into the classroom via SmartBoard and a variety of on-line resources and tools. Operated a classroom website via Weebly to provide students and parents with current information and resources.• Rated as “Highly Effective” at end of the year evaluation.• Presented “SIOP in the Classroom” at the ACAMIS (Association of Chinese and Mongolian International Schools) ELL Conference 2014. • Utilized a wide variety of strategies to help language learners access content, develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and stay motivated and focused on learning goals. This support allowed ELL students to achieve academically in an English-language environment. • Co-planned and co-taught a variety of content areas, including Social Studies, Language Arts, and Science. Built collaborative working relationships with a focus on how to best serve students’ needs. • Served on two WASC Certification committees (2010-2011, 2012-2013). Also, served on the Humanities Vertical Team with a focus on solidifying a vertically-aligned curriculum and aligning the school’s curriculum to the Common Core. Show less

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  Magen David Academy

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  Middle School English and Social Studies

  I taught 6th Grade Social Studies and Language Arts at a private, U.S. accredited Jewish day school in Panama City, Panama. • Designed and implemented seven-unit Geography and World Cultures curriculum being taught for the first time at the school.• Used Writer’s Notebook in Language Arts to stimulate student writing and to provide plentiful samples that were analyzed to develop future grammar and writing mini-lessons.• Students’ had strong MAP test results with 70% achieving expected growth in Reading (35% achieving two years’ growth), and all students reaching or surpassing grade-level expectations on Language Usage test.• Served on Data Analysis Committee tasked with evaluating student progress and providing targeted suggestions to Math and English staff based on standardized test results. • Presented “Differentiation in the Content Area Classroom” at the Panama Association of Internationally-minded Schools (PAIS) Conference 2015. Show less